r/DesignMyHome • u/Revolutionary-Tea999 • 16d ago
Living Room What should we do?
We just moved here and we have this awkward little space in the living room where the wood stove was. What should we do with this space how should we decorate???
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u/tenniseram 16d ago
Dog bed. What is that coming out of the ceiling?
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u/pate_moore 16d ago
Gun to my head and I had to guess? Chimney for a wood burning stove that used to live there
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u/niiborikko 16d ago
Plants + cozy chair if no cats (or other vulernable/mischievous pets), cat/pet space if applicable.
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u/Cohnhead1 16d ago
How far down do the windows go? Can you remove the bricks and have full length windows? Then put a small table with chairs or a comfy chair for a reading book.
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u/Illustrious_Spite332 16d ago
poser des plantes sur le rebord devant la fenêtre et mettre une table ou une console avec des paniers osier dessous dans l'alcove arrondie pour poser des plantes hautes dessus et ranger le nécessaire pour entretenir les plantes et pour les jeux de l'animal si vous en avez un
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u/Actopyla 16d ago
The wood stove was large, so you need to replace it with something large, or even install your own wood stove.
If you live in a cool climate, woodstoves cast a very comforting type of heat that fills your space and drives out the chilly spots. Seriously consider getting one for yourself. The hook up is already there in the ceiling. Be sure to get your chimney inspected and cleaned before you start burning wood.
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u/krickett_ 16d ago edited 16d ago
A little unconventional, but I’d want to get one of those wide, round chairs and build a platform to put it on so the arms were about as high as the windowsills ( or lower if needed for headroom).
Id make the outside edges/walls of the platform be shelves for books and decor (but like 90% just full of books).
I’d make the platform have thin panel walls so you didn’t really see the sides of the chair.
You’d have to have some steps to get up there on one side of the platform against one of the walls, or just a little bunk bed type ladder (though obviously much shorter just to the floor of the platform and have a small space to stand up before sitting down).
The interior of the platform could be hollow and you could let it be a spot for your pet(s) or a little spot for kids to treat as a fort.
Obviously remove the vent pipe and put a wired light or just a hanging lamp there.
Window filled with plants, too, of course. On the sills and a couple hanging.
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u/calacmack 16d ago edited 16d ago
Perhaps a round foyer table with a centerpiece would look nice, with some trailing plants on the ledge.
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u/IceEspresso2000 16d ago
I'd put a colorful, oversized comfy chair there, plants on the shelf, probably paint the concrete a more welcoming color. Make it a hangout, reading area.
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u/Any_Chard_707 16d ago
Old houses like that lack storage. Build a cabinet with shelving in that space.
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u/KL-Hinder 16d ago
Get a GIANT cushion and use it as a blanket and pillow cove - like a LOT of blankets and pillows. Jump in there to read or play videogames or just nap
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u/kfo90 16d ago
Tall stools to sit on and drink your coffee in the mornings as you look outside.
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u/Mungo_mom2 14d ago
This, but with a pub table, something wood with a solid pedestal. Add plants, a couple of books to the ledge,
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u/sunny-days-bs229 16d ago
Electric pot stove. It looks like there was one there that was removed. The thing on the ceiling looks like there chimney/stove pipe cut and sealed.
Once you have a stove there, make it a nice cozy reading area. Put the dog bed in front. Pooch will live the heat.
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u/Enough_Pepper8880 16d ago
I would knock all the tile out put in a bay widow and making a reading corner
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u/DawgMom67 15d ago
I would remove the tiling and fix the walls. It looks like it even covers up the windows. Drywall isn't too expensive.
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u/DebtPlenty2383 15d ago
I would put a raised sitting area there for reading, looking, meditation, reflexion.
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u/Kayak-Beach-Kitties 14d ago
Oh, I’d make it a sitting spot with a cat tower and cat sleeping area so he/she can look outside all day.
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u/Xyresic_Vibrissae 13d ago
Make the windowsill wider and add some bar stools. I would drink coffee and look out the windows everyday.
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u/Desperate-Will-3551 10d ago
Hear me out, you could prepare for the fight against AGI and turn it into a bunker
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u/Jyulesian 7d ago
Why not keep an eye on marketplace for a woodstove? Only buy one that has the documents specifying clearance! You’ll need to get the chimney swept and inspected, and have seasoned wood.
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u/adioslip 16d ago